AshleighEmma
Well-Known Member
Hi all,
Looking for some advice for my mare. Shes been a competitive show jumper her whole life where shes lived on competitive yards and stayed in all day everyday type scenario.
She's now 16 and on a type of system where shes in at night and out in the day - she struggles with stress related ulcers so turnout is important to make sure shes grazing and has that time available outside.
However, its a catch 22. When she goes out, she stresses, runs the fence line and runs round until she sweats and I'm worried about a potential injury due to the extend she runs and jumps about.
Does anyone have any advise / tactics / tricks with how to get a horse to become comfortable with being turned out. At the moment shes going out last on the yard and coming in first.
I do want her to go out each day as shes getting older and i think she'll benefit from the movement rather than being cooped up - also to help keep the ulcers at bay.
She's at a competitive yard with quite a lot of hustle and bustle going on - one option I've got is to move her to a quieter yard but I'm nervous with a new setting this will be worse?
any help greatly appreciated!
Looking for some advice for my mare. Shes been a competitive show jumper her whole life where shes lived on competitive yards and stayed in all day everyday type scenario.
She's now 16 and on a type of system where shes in at night and out in the day - she struggles with stress related ulcers so turnout is important to make sure shes grazing and has that time available outside.
However, its a catch 22. When she goes out, she stresses, runs the fence line and runs round until she sweats and I'm worried about a potential injury due to the extend she runs and jumps about.
Does anyone have any advise / tactics / tricks with how to get a horse to become comfortable with being turned out. At the moment shes going out last on the yard and coming in first.
I do want her to go out each day as shes getting older and i think she'll benefit from the movement rather than being cooped up - also to help keep the ulcers at bay.
She's at a competitive yard with quite a lot of hustle and bustle going on - one option I've got is to move her to a quieter yard but I'm nervous with a new setting this will be worse?
any help greatly appreciated!